Lazio plans renewals and January exits amid financial review

What happened

Lazio are organising their transfer business in-house while they wait for a financial oversight commission verdict expected in early December, Corriere dello Sport reported. The club, described by the newspaper as top of the table, is prioritising contract renewals and has drawn up lists of players to cut and players to renew, focusing on deals expiring in 2027 and 2028.

Report details

Three of the four 2027 contracts are classed as expendable: Danilo Cataldi, Manuel Lazzari and Luca Pellegrini, all of whom the report says are set to leave in January or depart for free in June. The fourth is Matteo Cancellieri. Cataldi is linked with a move to Bologna, where former Lazio coach Raffaele Palladino now works, either in January or June, with the decision left to the player. Lazzari, who turns 33 on 29 November and has been at Lazio since 2019, was close to leaving in August 2025 but the market was blocked; Sassuolo wanted him and Lazio refused to leave themselves short, the report says. Pellegrini was cut in September and brought back at the urging of Gennaro Gattuso, and the report says he is paying for the arrival of Pedraza and a salary of 2.4 million euros, with a fixed base of 1.9 million plus formal bonuses tied to easy appearance thresholds; he has played only once, in the Coppa Italia, and will assess his options in January or leave for free in June.

Cancellieri stayed because Gattuso blocked his transfer, according to the report. Parma and Fiorentina wanted him, and a deal had been closed for Gudmundsson to Lazio and Cancellieri to Fiorentina plus 5 million euros to Lotito, but Gattuso did not feel able to lose him on the right. Lazio nonetheless completed Gudmundsson's loan. Cancellieri is the only 2027 player with whom a negotiation could be attempted, and Gattuso's opinion will be decisive.

On the renewal side, Floriani's extension to 2031 leads the way for the 2028 group: Isaksen, Dele-Bashiru and Rovella, in that order of talks. The report describes Isaksen as an increasingly important player under Gattuso and says contacts with Rovella will follow soon. Diogo Leite's contract also expires in 2028 but includes a two-year club option, while Marusic has an option to 2029 that triggers on reaching ten appearances in the 2027-28 season.